Luggage carrier



G.'A. ROTH.

LUGGAGE CARRIERl APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 192|.

\ ,gL429- Patented oct, 10,1922;

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:Be itflmown that I, GILBERTA;Borna a citizen" of'theUnited" States,`residin i at "ltlastingsyin the county of Adams and `fotate oflNebraska, have invented `certain new and `useful Improvements lnLuggageCarriers,

theffollovvingf is"I a specification l' i i l This V1invention to i dowith improve'- *ments* injluggage carriers adapted" for attachment vtoltherunning-l boardj off motor 'lhese improvements jhave `been especially`3designedi "with `a` 4view to increasing the `'strength anddurability`,` more particularly, ofVdevicesfl of ythis character, fand'inl this respect differs essentially from thelinvene i tionfsetforthininy` copendingapplication semina 417,613, ined October is; 1920.

t "4 Asin my `previous invention7 justlm'en- 2Ov tioned, the objectsmore particularly subservedfb'y this `form of carrier are maximumeiftension `without sacrice of `strength when the" method orf` mannerlfof connecting the laayeton'gvs'tructure ofthe device" with the e5 3lpartsltobefhereinafter specifically described aannemen-L e y"tionjitotheend standard. 1T f t euppereng Standards and theprovisionefanintermediate standard lconnection devised "to` prevent? sagging orbulging A when carrying aheavyloadL Y fTheseu and fsucliiother objects".as" may herefinafterfappear are attainedby thenovel construction,combination?v and arrangement of l bullieference willlnow'be had to the"accompanying :drawings forming a part fezfthis Specification`yvhere1n; rn 1 e re 1-f`is7`a side elevationof a fcarrier tion" applied ineitendedposition to* a supi- I-(L 1 L s y iw gfFligure 2 is a sectionalview onthe line "ofFigurej l, showing the end standard "gatein elevation j" W1Ki ilgurev 3" 's [la sectional view onf the "line 3f ofl Figure l,show-ing the 7 clip' "connec-t Throughout the following ldetailed4-scripto'n and fon the fseveralfigures of uthe `reference characters. iReferring to the dravsing;L 1,#1 designate i rapprivation tied,septemter 22, 1192i. serial No; 502,439.

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drawingsimila parts `arereferred to by like end standards forming theend supports of this device` thesel being"of"corresponding form andconstruction` Eachconsists` of an upright bar 2 which', is bent"laterally at its lower end, as indicated at 2f and seupper arin 3( ofwhich isjsufliciently long vided with lateral 'fianges between Which the`bent base portion 2 of the "standard is freceived, a cap screw 6detachablyf connecting the standard" to theclarnp." lThe lower i armofthe clamp ispos'itioned when inu'se below the running boardxandcarriesthe `clamping:screw `7." A frame construction composed of" the angle4piece 8" and ythe diagonally arranged "brace `9 is secured'to the upperextremity `of the l standard and to the inner extremityuof the arm 3,thus" forming an end gate for retaining the articles `to be carriedwithin the bounds `of the lluggage carrier. The end standardsareconnected "together byfa` lazy-tong structure 10 whichisof"conventional form -in that'it is composed iof 4a series ofpivotally connected y levers Icapable ofbeing*extended and colflapsedaccording to the desires of the user.

Instead of connecting the lazy-tong structure "to the endl standardsdirectly, `which would 1 necessitate "provisiony for, relativemovement-of the ends of the lazy-tong ina vertical `planeand which"would necessarily `limit the extensionV ofthe lazy-tong 'below thatwhichfwould be desirable,`lprovi`de a special form of connection"consisting of a tion-in which the linkscorresponding to thosedesignated l1 are connected together and thento the standard'by a commonconnecting clip. `'The advantageof-theffpresent arrangement whereinthelinlrs are connected to the standard at spaced points is that thestrains due to the ,Shifting of articles carried will be much morereadily resisted, preventing the tendency to twist kthe connection andbreak the same as is likely to happen where the single point connectionis utilized and the carrier overloaded. The majority of luggage carriersof this type connect the ends of the lazy-tongs directly to the extremeends of the standard, but, as will be apparent from the drawings, Ineither connect it at a single point in the centernor do I connect it atthe eXtreme ends,but rather at pointsl intermediatevthese, which gives adoubly strong arrangement capable of' resisting the stresses. i -k Theloose clip connection with the standard perm-its the end standards toberotated so as to bring the end gates into.substantiallyparallel relationwithlthe lazy-tong structure, so that thedevice when not in use-may` befolded into compact orm,one .end gate superposednpon the other. y L j fThe provision of the diagonal brace 9 for the end gate insures a veryrigid bracing of this part, as will be quiteobvious. y

It-wi'll` be observed that I vemploy in this construction a centralstandard, the desira- .bility of which is quitevapparentlwhen 1t 1s:realized that considerable pressure is usually exerted intermediate thelength of the lazytong structure when this is in extended position. Inthe` present case the central standard 13 is slightly' greater in heightthan the end.r standards vand is designed ,j to 'be` connected to thelazy-tong structure atl the end pointsy of connection u oftheintersecting levers of this `part instead of to the intermediateconnecting rivetv as in my previous case. Obviously the double pointconnection is very' much stronger than the single .point connection. tothe standard.l To permit of this connection the uprightfmember of thestandard is slotted at the 4top and at the bottom as indicated, at 14 soas to slidably receive the rivetsr l5 of the connecting levers, theslotting of lthe standard-'in this manner accommodating the movement orthe levers in extension-and contraction of the lazy-tong structure. Theclamp member at the lower end of the central standard corresponds to thegeneral 'construction of the ,clamp members for theend standardsexcepting that it is-not provided with a long upperarm.

It will be obviousl that a carrier construct- .ed .in accordance ywiththe foregoing will present avery rigid resistance against the ,tendencyto bulge outwardly when'the capacityffof the carrier is crowded, and theuse yof the central standard support eifectively prevents any sagging'of the lazy-tong structure regardless ot the amount of extension whichis given thereto within. the limits-of 'i Y the possible extension. l

wHaving thus described my invention, what I-'claim as new and desiretosecure by'Letters Patent is; .y

l. In a luggage carrier oi the type described, end standards, means 'torclamping each standard to the running board of a vehicle, a lazy-tongstructure intermediate the standards, and means to connect the lazytongstructure with the standards comprising a pair of links pivot-allyconnected to each end of the lazy-tong structure, and a clip pivotallyconnected to the end of each link and loosely connected to the adjacentstandard whereby the standard may revolve with vrespect to thelazy-tong, the clip connections of each standard being at points spacedfrom each other and il'rom the ends or' the standard. v

2. In a luggage carrier of the type described, end standards, alazy-tong structure intermediate the standards and composed ot avseriesof pivotally connected levers, an intermediate standard having slotstherein adjacent to the top and bottom thereof to slidably receive thevconnecting means between the ends of a pair of the leversof thelazytong structure permitting the latter to expanjd and contract inextension and collapse ofthe same, means for clamping each standard .tothe running board of a vehicle, and means non-slidably connecting theends of the lazy-tongs to the ends oi the standard. 3. In a yluggagecarrier, a lazy-tong structure, standards at each end for supporting the`lazy-tong structure upon the running board of a vehicle or the like,and means pivotally connecting the two free ends of thelazy-tongelements at each end of the structure to the adjacent standardat spaced relatively lixed points.

4f. In a luggage carrier, a lazy-tong struclture, standards at each endfor supporting their lengths, a-nd a pair of connecting membersintermediate each end of the structure and the adjacent standard, eachmember being connected at one end to the lazy-tong structure and at itsother end pivotally con'- nected vat a iiXed point to the standardwhereby to permit of relative movement between the free ends of themembers of the lazy-'tong structure at each end thereof incident toextension and contraction.

-5. In a luggage carrier of the type described, end standards, kmeansfor clamping each standard to the running board oit a vehicle, alazy-tong structure intermediate the standards, and means to connect thelazytong structurewith the standards comprising a pair of linkspivotally connected `to each end of the lazy-tong structure, each linkhaving a pivot connection with its standard iiXed against movementlongitudinally of the standard. Y

.565111v a luggage carrier of the type de- IIO \ y eaeh standard to therunning tong structure With the each end ofthe lazy-tongstructure, eachlink having a pivot connection With its standard standards eompris`v inga pair of links pivotally connected to C lixed against movementlongitudinally of the standard, the fixed pivot connection l0 abovementioned being suoli as to permit rotation of the standard with respectto tlie lazy-tong structure for folding purposes. Y

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

GILBERT A. ROTH.

